Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I’m going to show you how to quickly transform photos
into the look of beautiful, pastel drawings.
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Open a photo you'd like to use for this project.
I downloaded this one from Shutterstock.
To ensure that your final results will look similar to mine, check your resolution by
going to Image and "Image Size".
Its size can be any amount, however, if the resolution isn't 150 pixels per inch,
just type it in and click OK.
To fit it onto your canvas, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0.
We'll convert it into a Smart Object, so we can modify it non-destructively.
It'll also allow us to replace our photo with a different one without having to redo the effects.
To do this, click the icon at the upper, right corner of the Layers panel
and click, "Convert to Smart object".
Go to Filter and Filter Gallery.
Open the "Artistic" folder and click "Paint Daubs".
Make its Brush Size: 15, the Sharpness: 40 and the Brush Type: "Simple".
We'll convert it into a Smart Object, as well, so the next filter we pick will be added on
top of the Paint Daubs.
Go back to Filter and Filter Gallery.
This time, click, "Rough Pastels".
Make its Stroke Length: 40 and its Stroke Detail: 1.
The Texture is "Canvas", the Scaling is 200% and the Relief is 50.
The Light is from the "Bottom".
Convert this into a Smart Object, as well and make a copy of it by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.
Go back to Filter and Filter Gallery Gallery one more time.
Close the Artistic folder and open the Sketch folder.
Click "Chalk & Charcoal".
Make the Charcoal Area: 6, the Chalk Area: 6 and the Stroke Pressure: 1.
Change the Blend Mode to "Luminosity" and the Opacity to 50%.
We'll increase our drawing's color vibrancy and saturation by clicking the Adjustment
Layer icon and clicking "Vibrance".
Drag the Vibrance slider all the way to the right and if you'd like to increase the intensity
of its colors even more, slide the Saturation until your drawing has just the right of vibrancy
and color intensity.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
Thanks for watching!